Rule 8.3 - RIO TINTO Limited

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              RIO TINTO LIMITED
Class of relevant security    NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               29 October 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      12,676,344     2.77%        310,907     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives       21,876     0.00%            689     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             12,698,220     2.78%        311,596     0.07%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Purchase      7,688                70.7800 AUD
Purchase      2,292                70.7800 AUD
Purchase      13,811               70.7729 AUD
Purchase      90                   70.7800 AUD
Purchase      2,081                72.1200 AUD
Purchase      13,865               70.7800 AUD
Purchase      300                  71.5008 AUD
Purchase      592                  72.0000 AUD
Purchase      3,531                72.0000 AUD
Sale          13,811               70.7729 AUD
Sale          13,811               70.7729 AUD
Sale          213                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          321                  71.5729 AUD
Sale          312                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          471                  71.5729 AUD
Sale          150                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          3,531                72.0000 AUD
Sale          114                  71.5729 AUD
Sale          737                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          75                   72.1200 AUD
Sale          343                  71.5728 AUD
Sale          227                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          146                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          221                  71.5729 AUD
Sale          221                  72.1200 AUD
Sale          334                  71.5729 AUD
Sale          510                  70.7800 AUD
Sale          1,059                70.7800 AUD
Sale          3,531                72.0000 AUD
Sale          1,098                71.5728 AUD
Sale          226                  71.5728 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         300           71.5008

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         30 October 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk